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SunStar Inclusion of governors, mayors in Priority A1 vax list approved. (FIle photo) + May 18, 2021 MALACAÑANG has encouraged local chief executives (LCEs) to register for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination, stressing they are now included in the Priority A1 list regardless of their risk classification. In a press briefing Monday, May 17, 2021, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) signed Resolution 115-B with the concurrence of the Interim National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (iNitag). “So mayor and governors, m...

May 12, 2021 MEMBERS of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and local chief executives of Cebu and Mandaue cities on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, expressed support for the so-called One-Island policy to swab returning Filipinos upon arrival. However, Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said this policy should exclude transit passengers and those who are not from Cebu. She said returning overseas Filipinos (ROF) transiting through Cebu should comply with the national rule of facilit...

SunStar + May 05, 2021 This much we know about the variants that surfaced in India, now considered the world’s coronavirus epicenter—one is coded B.1.617, a “variant of interest,” the World Health Organization declared. It has several mutations, but two of them stand out: the E484Q and L452R. The former takes the nickname Eek, observed to have a genetic structure as those found in the South African, Brazilian and UK variants. The Eek earned the reputation as an “escape mutation” as it aids the virus to bypass the body’s immune system. Scientists suspect the Eek redu...

Gwen backs effort to open Cebu to foreign tourists

Tourism players back ways to bring back tourists